Dell Whitepapers

After Hurricane Sandy flooded its Lower Manhattan headquarters, EmblemHealth enables displaced employees to re-engage and reconnect with their co-workers by supplying Dell laptops to maintain productivity from remote locations.
-Company headquarters flooded by Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge left 1,900 employees without offices
-Loss of office space for so many corporate staff employees threatened to disrupt a timely conclusion to the company’s fiscal year-end
-Newly gained flexibilty and productivity was enabled by access to over 900 laptops and desktops from Dell

Read how the University of Maryland University College boosted faculty and staff productivity by refreshing outdated computers and migrating to a standardized Windows 7 environment.
• UMUC has the largest enrolment of any public university in the US and was one of the first universities in the US to offer online degree programs
• The university operates a large distributed IT infrastructure with thousands of desktops
• After upgrading its desktop environment, the number of help desk requests has fallen, and the volume of calls related to hardware failures has dropped significantly

These days IT teams must support a multiplicity of devices, operating systems and work habits. This paper helps readers learn how best to simplify administration and secure vital data.
• To capitalize on mobility, enterprises need to provide employees with access to corporate data and applications anytime, anywhere
• Organizations need to expand access to corporate networks without exposing the organization to threats
• Organizations must have the flexibility to accommodate a wide range of variables today and lay the groundwork for future developments

Constant connectivity is causing a shift in worker expectations. This whitepaper demonstrates how an effective mobility strategy empowers users and improves business performance without compromising essential IT controls.
• Employees and business leaders expect constant connectivity, diverse collaboration tools and on-demand access to enterprise applications
• If user expectations don’t align with business requirements, decision makers must find a common ground
• By adopting a comprehensive, integrated solution, organizations can quickly and flexibly add new capabilities

As your organization implements BYOD, it’s important to maintain compliance with data security and privacy regulations. This paper provides some key best practices to avoid problems and stay vigilant.
• Poor compliance can result in financial penalties, litigation and damage to your company’s reputation
• Make sure you have the IT solutions you need to avoid data leaks, avert data loss and prevent unauthorized access to information
• Employ solutions designed to streamline BYOD management and simplify the process of proving compliance

This whitepaper describes how to gain flexible, end-to-end management of the ever-changing mobile workforce landscape with suitable Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM).
• Employing best practices can set you on the right course for addressing current needs and planning for the future
• Change is the only constant in the mobile workforce landscape with multiple new models per year, frequent OS updates and new vendors emerging
• Employees are resistant to corporate security policies and corporate control if it impedes their productivity or personal privacy

Enterprise initiatives designed to facilitate mobility can deliver important benefits to your organisation. This paper suggests best practices for selecting the right devices and implementing the most effective management solutions
• Employees need devices that match preferences while meeting business and IT requirements
• You must determine which devices to allow/recommend as part of a choose-your-own-device (CYOD) or member purchase plan (MPP)
• IT groups need a solution that can support new technologies that may emerge in the future

In the current market, there is an increasing demand for unbiased information about Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions. This whitepaper focuses on relevant solutions with an extensive overview of features for comparison.
• The paper discusses Application and Desktop Delivery in the mobile world
• Details challenges of the consumerisation of IT and BYO in tomorrow’s workspace
• Explains the different Mobile Managements concepts, including the pros and cons

With EmblemHealth’s company headquarters flooded after Hurricane Sandy in 2012, this paper explains how a mobile laptop solution enabled displaced employees to work remotely and maintain productivity.
• Hurricane Sandy’s surge swamped the building’s sublevels, where its mechanical and electrical systems reside, rendering it uninhabitable for three months
• Employees who were working remotely could access the company’s intranet to get updates as needed
• Corporate notebooks were also essential to mobile workers such as visiting nurses and health coaches

This helpful infographic on mobile enterprise management (MEM) details the driving forces behind this new trend, as well important considerations regarding impact on cost, productivity and security.
• Increasingly, the devices used for businesses are no longer company-owned, meaning an increase in necessary IT support
• Companies are most interested in device management to alleviate security and compliance concerns
• BYOD models benefit companies and end users with cost savings, choice, and to demonstrate progressiveness from IT staff

The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.

My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.

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